For those about to rock...

...we salute you!

Ok: so i drove home from NEBRASKA, today...not too bad of a drive--i was once again armed w/ a healthy dose of ROCK N ROLL and REDBULL!!!

TOP 5 (+3) ALBUMS to DRIVE HOME TO (today).

1) G'N'R (Appetite For Destruction)
- need i give an explaination? only one of the FINEST albums recorded in rock n' roll history!

*note: number 2 is more a conglomerate of albums--i love my ipod.

2)AC/DC (High Voltage, Dirty Deeds, Let There Be Rock, Highway To Hell, and Back In Black on random) - one of the GREATEST bands in rock n roll and i couldn't choose ONE fucking album to listen to straight through....nothing better than going from tracks like "live wire" (high voltage) to "problem child" (let there be rock) to "have a drink on me" (back in black) all in the span of 11 minutes (or so)...that's at least 5+ years....i thoroughly enjoy the sound of angus young's squeeling guitar over the thick rhythms laid by brother malcom young....and i think i MUCH prefer Bon Scott to Brian Johnson....

3) Rancid (Let's Go)
- one of the finest of Rancid albums, i had purchased it upon reccomendation back in my high school days---enjoyed it so much i bought the t-shirt to match...found to my dismay, that it had been stolen from me (the cd) some time later....i was wearing my rancid t-shirt the other day (as i wear it quite often), and listening to "indestructible" (the new album, very good, as well) and i realized, hey, i haven't listened to 'let's go' in a VERY long time! so i looked it up and remembered, it had been stolen---so i repurchased it, and loaded it right in my ipod, should i just be destined NOT to own that album....thus we come to this morning--i listened to it and remembered choice tracks like "dope sick girl" and "Salvation" not to mention good sing alongs like "I am the one" and "Gunshot"....ahh, the sultry sounds of Lars Friedricksen and Tim(my) armstrong.

4) Jawbreaker (Dear You)
-okay, so i don't really know what to say about this album--it's all over the place, and i REALLY love the song "accident prone"--i think it was played at punk night one night and dedicated to Frannie--but i could be wrong....its a really good track. I found an appreciation for Jawbreaker about a year ago when introduced to them by my acquaintence Mr. S...he copied 24-hour revenge therapy for me---and i was blown away...i found this album one day and opted to buy it b/c i opted that i REALLY liked this band---and i love when i'm right. i really like this band.

5) The Clash (The Clash [US])
- tracks like "janie jones", "(white man in) Hammersmith", and a stunning rendition of "i fought the law", how could one NOT appreciate this fine album--especially the US version of it?

6) The Clash (London Calling)
-sticking w/ the theme, i thought it would be fun to listen to this album after the S/T. there's a noticable difference in songcrafting and sound quality, but both albums are amazing. i've found yet, ANOTHER favourite track from this album, aside from "rudie can't fail"--"brand new cadillac"...ahh..punk.

7) The Kinison (Mortgage Is Bank e.p.)
-so i found this cd in the 'old stack' in our prize closet at work, so i "helped myself" to it...i figured, hey "fearless records is a decent label, and who wouldn't try something new if it was free and released on a decent label--not to mention there's only 5 fucking songs on it!" i liked it immediately....tracks like "hey hey hey hey" and "new way to dance" are immediate singalongs....i haven't listened to the full-length i picked up the other day, all the way through yet, but i aurally glanced at it, and it's not too shabby....but this EP ROCKS ASS!!!!

and finally, my #8 cd to drive home to:

8) Ministry (houses of the mole)
- inspired by monday night's STUNNING performance @ house of blues, i opted to give this album a listen again...nothing cooler than ANTI-G.W. propaganda in musical..ahem..INDUSTRIAL form...all w/ song titles beginning with/containing the letter 'W' in it....." no w", "waiting", "wrong", "warp city" "walrus"....and a track that may have been wrongly titled in CDDB as "psalm 32"---"psalm 23" is a more suitable title (for the letter "W" is the 23rd letter in the alphabet)...see i'm smart...or something to that effect.


8 fucking hours in a toyota matrix--you bet your ass i'm listening to some tunes!!!